Large SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Caused by Asymptomatic Traveler, China

An asymptomatic person infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 returned to Heilongjiang Province, China, after international travel. The traveler's neighbor became infected and generated a cluster of >71 cases, including cases in 2 hospitals. Genome sequences of the virus were distinct from viral genomes previously circulating in China.

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CommentIn: Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Dec;26(12):3106-3107. - PMID 33027607

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 26(2020), 9 vom: 20. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Jingtao [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jiaquan [VerfasserIn]
Xiang, Dandan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Asymptomatic transmission
COVID-19
China
Coronavirus
Coronavirus disease
Heilongjiang
Letter
Respiratory infections
SARS
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viruses
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 31.08.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Dec;26(12):3106-3107. - PMID 33027607

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2609.201798

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311816657